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I'm sick and tired of hearing about Harden's defense

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Kadoz, May 2, 2014.

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  1. Kadoz

    Kadoz Member

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    I get that people hate the Rockets because of Lin, because of Howard, and because of our superior stats based approach.

    We've all seen the video, but guess what, you could make a compilation like that of any player in the NBA

    Guess what, when you play 82 games, you'll make mistakes defensively. 20 bad plays out of 10,000 isn't so bad. In fact, it's not bad at all. Why not make a video showing all the awful defensive plays Kobe has made over the past few years? Oh wait because he plays for the Lakers and he's immune to criticism.
     
    #1 Kadoz, May 2, 2014
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    James is showing his high school D.

    So far he is on rhythm.

    Coukdn't ask for anything more.

    He is doing good.
     
    #2 TheMystery008, May 2, 2014
  3. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    They have him on Batum. Where has that been all series long?
     
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    Its been there... and the Blazers started going to him in the post, where he scored on Harden multiple times.
     
    #4 Nick, May 2, 2014
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    The ironic thing is that it tends to be the LOFs who want to whine about his D and suggest Lin would be better on the defensive end.
    Unfortunately for them, Lin ranks as the worst defender on the roster by advanced metrics (basketballreference).
     
    #5 DrNuegebauer, May 2, 2014
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    Factually...


    Everyone has criticized his defense... not just, or even mainly, LOFs...
     
    #6 Hmm, May 2, 2014
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    True hmm - but factually he ranks as decent on metrics.

    His flaw is not playing D, it is mental lapses in games. Aside from those he is quite good.

    Needs to learn pnr D tho
     
    #7 DrNuegebauer, May 2, 2014
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    The swipe at ball from behind trick worked! On batum mid 2nd qtr
     
    #8 impressivegol, May 2, 2014
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    prob the 1st time in his life it worked
     
    #9 acjeitherocket, May 2, 2014
  10. jbasket

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    You will keep hearing about his defence because his defence is garbage. Enough said. We will never win a championship with such defensive sieves on the perimeter, starting with him.
     
    #10 jbasket, May 3, 2014
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    I will make the case Parsons is worse
     
    #11 ksny15, May 3, 2014
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